A Pennsylvania butterfly farmer says listing the monarch as a threatened species could do more harm than good.

Treating bright orange aphids on milkweed isn't always needed, but these monarch-safe methods can help. Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed ...

Growing milkweed is one of the most rewarding actions a gardener can take to support monarch butterflies. Monarchs rely on ...

A fritillary butterfly perches on blooming milkweed at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., June 5, 2019. (AP ...

The questions include: What portion of each native milkweed from last year germinated, and of those that germinated, how many survived last winter and resprouted this spring? How many gardeners ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape. You’ll find native milkweeds throughout North and ...

I can walk to this outdoor museum and observe sculptures I’d never see in spring and summer, and sometimes even free music is provided.

One butterfly comes so far, and then it will stop to reproduce, and then the offspring from that monarch will emerge from the ...

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the prostrate milkweed as endangered. Only 24 populations of the plant survive, in south Texas and northern Mexico, where ...

Combined with findings about the milkweed species' optimal growth requirements, this study will guide statewide management strategies and conservation efforts and ultimately help refine ...